Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you have been missing Joanna Lumley aka Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous since it disappeared from screens, well we’re here to tell you she’s been very busy. The two-time BAFTA Award winning actress has been trotting around the UK with a film crew capturing her every move. Her new TV series from UK’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWith London’s East End losing some of its most famous edgier gay pubs and clubs through a whole variety of reasons but mainly due to virulent gentrification, the alternative and anarchic drag culture that is a vibrant part of the area is looking to re-imagine itself by ‘queering spaces’ that had traditionally been very straight. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterKenny Everett was an extraordinary comic genius who started his professional life as the enfant terrible in early days of British pop radio in the 1960’s and after being constantly fired, ended up with his own outrageous TV Shows, the best of which was The Kenny Everett Video Show in 1978. They were all done, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe legendary British entertainer Bruce Forsyth who died today aged 89 may not have much name recognition in the rest of the world, but in the UK where his career lasted a staggering 75 years, he was regarded as a national treasure. Forsyth’s stage act had him playing the Variety Theaters for years until … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterYears before actor Alan Cumming had his breakthrough performance on Broadway playing the M.C. in ‘Cabaret’ and picking up Tony and Drama Desk Awards, he was back in Scotland writing and starring in a very low budget TV situation comedy that became a camp classic. With fellow actor Forbes Masson he created ‘The High Life’ that followed … Continue reading